Why Should Anyone Be Led By You?
Why Should Anyone Be Led By You?
University of the Incarnate Word
With over 15 years in the Air Force, I have a good deal of management experience. I have served as supervisor for up to 20 people at one time, and have been in many different situations where I’ve had to call on my leadership training. I have had to deal with young adults’ financial problems, divorces, and even suicide attempts. I am passionate about what I do, and I genuinely enjoy watching people succeed. There is no greater feeling to me than to watch someone succeed, and to know I had a hand in their success. Being a noncommissioned officer in the Air Force has afforded me a number of opportunities to lead people, as well as attend some of the best leadership training in the world. Many private companies pay thousands of dollars to send their employees to get the training I have received in the Air Force, and I have seen the benefits ten times over.
The question “Why should anyone be led by you?” is probably a tough question for most leaders to answer. I, on the other hand, have no problem answering that question. I do not claim to be the best leader there is, but I can say with a good degree of confidence that I am a good leader. I will do my best to get the job done, and it will be done right the first time. I bring enthusiasm and passion and I try to have it bleed over into the job and the attitudes of my subordinates. I feel that having a positive attitude and attacking the job head on is half the battle. Negative attitudes are contagious, and if the leader has a negative attitude, the only result is negative attitudes from the entire team. No job will get done successfully with that thinking.
While I am passionate, energetic, and caring, I am by no means the smartest person or the most talented worker. I am quick to acknowledge that there are plenty of leaders out there who are smarter and more talented than me. I don’t
University of the Incarnate Word
With over 15 years in the Air Force, I have a good deal of management experience. I have served as supervisor for up to 20 people at one time, and have been in many different situations where I’ve had to call on my leadership training. I have had to deal with young adults’ financial problems, divorces, and even suicide attempts. I am passionate about what I do, and I genuinely enjoy watching people succeed. There is no greater feeling to me than to watch someone succeed, and to know I had a hand in their success. Being a noncommissioned officer in the Air Force has afforded me a number of opportunities to lead people, as well as attend some of the best leadership training in the world. Many private companies pay thousands of dollars to send their employees to get the training I have received in the Air Force, and I have seen the benefits ten times over.
The question “Why should anyone be led by you?” is probably a tough question for most leaders to answer. I, on the other hand, have no problem answering that question. I do not claim to be the best leader there is, but I can say with a good degree of confidence that I am a good leader. I will do my best to get the job done, and it will be done right the first time. I bring enthusiasm and passion and I try to have it bleed over into the job and the attitudes of my subordinates. I feel that having a positive attitude and attacking the job head on is half the battle. Negative attitudes are contagious, and if the leader has a negative attitude, the only result is negative attitudes from the entire team. No job will get done successfully with that thinking.
While I am passionate, energetic, and caring, I am by no means the smartest person or the most talented worker. I am quick to acknowledge that there are plenty of leaders out there who are smarter and more talented than me. I don’t